Fastener for hatbands



E. CERF.

FASTENER FOR HATBANDS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 12. 1915.

l 1 94,7 1 2. Patented Aug. 15, 1916.

/ 17 II J! 1N VENTOR Emz'ie 631 2 7" ATTORNEYS EMILE CERF, OF SANFRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

FAs'rENEn non HATBANDs.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented A11 15, 19116.

Application filed. July 12, 1915. Serial No. 39,338.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EMILE CERF, a citizen ofthe United States, residing in the city and county of San Francisco andState of California, have invented a. new and useful Improvement inFasteners for Hatbands, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to fastening devices, and has for its object toprovide such an article particularly adapted for attaching an elasticband or a bow string to a hat, by means of which adjustment can beeffected.

In carrying out my invention, I employ a staple, on which is carried aclasp, between which the band or string is received and held by theclamping action of the clasp; the staple being adapted to pierce theborder of the fillet in the hat and be clenched at its end thereon.

The preferred form of my invention is exemplified in the followingdescription and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 shows a perspective view of a hat provided with an elastic bandheld in place by my improved fastener. Figs. '2, 3, 4t and 5 showenlarged detail perspective views of the fastener in its variouspositions.

In the drawings, the fastener is' shown as comprising an elongatedU-shaped staple 10, upon which is adapted to be received a thin metallicclasp 11 provided with nibs 12 on either side of its longitudinalcentral line, said nibs being, preferably, formed by striking up atriangular portion in the adjacent metal of the clasp.

In use. a string or band 11 of a hat or the like is passed through thestaple above the clasp 11, thereupon said clasp is moved upwardly on thestaple until it strikes the band, when it is bent or folded along itslongitudinal axis 15; the nibs 12 piercing the fabric of the string orband 1 1 above the closed end 16 of the staple. In this position thefree end 17 of the band or string is folded back against the mainportion 1% and the said band is securely held against removal.

The staple 10, with the band in position thereon, is then punchedthrough the border 18 of the hat fillet 19 and the legs on the oppositeside of the border are bent over or clenched, as shown in Fig. 2, whereit will be seen they are hidden from view and the clasp is partlyobscured on account of its position in the groove between the border 18and the hat brim.

In practice, the band 11 of the hat is permanently attached at its end20, and by providing my improved fastener for the opposite end the bandmay, obviously, be adjusted 'to any length required. The clasp 11 isconstructed of a pliable metal and may be bent and re-straightenedsuccessfully without injury. The provisions of the nibs 12 passingthrough the band above the closed end of the staple serve to securelyhold the former against possibility of slipping between the elasp andstaple when a strain is applied thereto.

It is obvious that some variation in the structure and use of my devicemay be without departing from the spirit of my invcntion as disclosed inthe appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is 1. In combination, a hat, a pendent strap, means foradjustably fastening the strap in place thereon at one end, said meanscomprising a staple and a metallic clasp slidably received upon the legsof said staple between which clasp and the head of the staple the strapis adapted to be placed, said clasp being adapted to fold over the strapand pinch the same against the head of the staple to retain it inposition, and said staple being adapted to be detachably se cured to thehat.

2. In combination, a hat having a fillet or annular band, a pendentstrap therefor, and means for adj ustably securing said strap in placeon the hat, comprising an elongated staple, a metallic clasp providedwith openings along its longitudinal axis to receive the legs of saidstaple, said clasp being movable to position for clamping the end ofsaid strap between it and the head of the staple, and the legs of saidstaple being adapted to pierce the border of said fillet and be clenchedon the opposite side.

In combination, a hat having an annular band or fillet, a pendent straptherefor, a staple adapted to pass through the border of said fillet andbe clenched on the inner side, a bent clasp carried slidably upon-thelegs of said staple between which and the head of the staple said strapis received, and nibs carried on said clasp and piercing said strap atthe outer side of the head.

4-. A fastening device for fabric straps, comprising a staple, and ametallic clasp provided with openings in its longitudinal axis toreceive the legs of said staple and movable to position adjacent thehead thereof, between Which and the head a strap is adapted to bereceived, said clasp being foldable along its longitudinal axis to bindthe strap against the head of the staple.

5. A fastening device for fabric straps, comprising an elongated staple,a clasp provided with openings along its longitudinal axis to receivethe legs of said staple, and

nibs formed on the inner side of said clasp at either side of the axis,said clasp being foldable over the head of the staple to pinch a strapreceived between.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of tWosubscribing Witnesses.

EMILE CERF. \Vitnesses WViLLIAM T. HoBsoN, LEON M. REY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

